Deer Park council opposes income tax collection changes

1:54 PM,
Dec. 11, 2012

Written by

Leah Fightmaster

Deer Park's city council took an official step to express dissatisfaction for state legislation making its way through the system.

Ohio House Bill 601, which would change the collection of municipal income taxes by adding state involvement, includes unfunded mandates and less funding for municipalities collecting income taxes by imposing uniformity throughout the state, according to a newsletter by the Ohio Municipal League.

Safety-Service Director Mike Berens said he believes the bill "would have negative effects on our local tax collecting." ...